Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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84 BREAKSPEARS ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1TS
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REAR: ONE dead Birch (T1)(approx.ht.8-10m) FELL. Duty to replace applies.Reason: the tree has died, there are several other desirable trees within close proximity. Informative A: the landowner has a duty to plant another tree of an appropriate size and species when a tree is removed in a conservation area because it is dead or presents an immediate risk of serious harm. Section 213 of Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended). See also ref: Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas guidance, para 121. Informative B: for the replacement tree planting species suggestions: birch, crab apple, common pear, hawthorn, hazel, Cornus Kousa, Magnolia kobus, Orange-barked Myrtle (Myrtus apiculate), Seven-son tree, (Heptacodium miconioides), Harlequin Glorybower (Clerodendrum trichotomum), Persian Silk tree (Albizia julibrissin), Quince (Cydonia oblonga), Alder Buckthorn, Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica). Informative C: huge thanks for retaining other trees for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative D: please retain safe standing dead stem and create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 16 Sept 2026 | View |
| Tree photoPhotographs | 24 Aug 2026 | View |
| Sketch planCase Copy Drawings · PDF | 24 Aug 2026 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 24 Aug 2026 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.